ART AND THE BOUNCY BANKER: Letter to the FA 1

The Bruxist Collective's take on Art and (as Alfred Jarry might put it) P'finance.

A numerically dyslexic artist (and reluctant consumer) shares his dearth of financial wisdom and resulting frustrations with his Bank Manager. Read personal letters from the elusive Art to his even more elusive Bank Manager. See a comic rendition of a Day In The Life Of The Bouncy Banker. Art struggles to make sense of the senseless as the Authorities of Finance wobble but never quite fall down. Full of hot air they float above it all! When they bounce it is with impunity! Why are there no Remorseful Bankers? Can Art and Finance ever coexist? Do you have a Blue Chip on your shoulder?

When bankers get together they talk about Art. When artists get together they talk about money. Oscar Wilde

Friday, September 11, 2009

Letter to the FA 1

I wanted to share this wonderful poem with you. It is a DADA or MERZ poem by Kurt Schwitters, non-sensical to some ears but to others it is language at its purest. I'd dare to compare it to the linguistic acrobatics of, and poetical license taken by, the banking industry and the financial sector in general.
Take a moment to listen to my rendition of the Jabberwock by Lewis Carroll. (Poem to come) If you imagine the Jabberwock as, for example, the Banks, or as credit card offers even, you can quickly see how Art can aid in deconstructing the language of money. In a further audio sample I read my own recent poem, Structured Investment Vehicles, a poem of which I am very proud. (Poem to come). Somehow I feel it will bring me ever closer to the financial advisors who are so dilligently working on my mounting debts as we speak. Please enjoy.

Yours sincerely,

Kristian (with a "K").

PS—You know what? I'm giving myself a new last name—poetic license and all—Kristian Witherkay. I think it has a dignified ring.